EXCLUSIVE: Rangers forward Miovski on missing out on the title, Old Firm and more

Bojan Miovski during the match between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park in November 2025
Bojan Miovski during the match between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park in November 2025IAN MACNICOL / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

A frustrating season is behind Rangers and forward Bojan Miovski, as the Gers finished in third place below Hearts and the champions, Celtic, in the Scottish Premiership.

No one at Ibrox is satisfied with a second trophyless season in a row and the 26-year-old is fully aware of the immense pressure and high standards set by the passionate supporters.

"Each and every club has its own ambitions and carries a different kind of pressure. At Rangers, we've a massive fan base worldwide. Judging by the rich history and the titles that we've won in the past, the standard is set at a high level, where you're constantly being asked to win silverware. Until now, I haven't played in a club where there is an ambition to fight for a title every season.

"The bare minimum for Rangers should be to dominate in matches and when you're a part of this club, you only think about winning trophies. The fans live for that, they live for Rangers to lift the league, to win the cup and to dominate, which is normal as the club's culture is like that.

"You have huge pressure and finishing second or third is the same as finishing seventh for Rangers. The fans are only interested in the first place and to be honest, that's really how it should be. It's frustrating for everyone at the club that the last league title was won back in 2021, but we're motivated as a squad to give our best and change that," he tells Flashscore.

Bojan Miovski joined the Glasgow club from Girona last summer and scored 13 goals across all competitions in his debut season, being the squad's third-best scorer behind James Tavernier (14) and Youssef Chermiti (15), but with 907 minutes spent less on the pitch than the top scorer.

Bojan Miovski's recent seasons in numbers
Bojan Miovski's recent seasons in numbersFlashscore

Also, the natural finisher boasts the highest goal conversion rate (23%) in the Scottish top tier, and even though competition for places is always welcomed, the Macedonian international admits being unhappy with his playing time, especially during the second half of the season.

"I'm pleased with my goalscoring output considering my playing time, as I believe that I lacked continuity and a run of matches in the starting lineup to find better rhythm and score more goals. I spent more time on the bench than on the pitch during the second half of the season, but I think that 13 goals overall is still a decent return.

"Of course, every player would like to play more and be in the starting lineup rather than on the bench, and that was the main idea upon me joining the club. Rangers are a big, big club and it's only natural to have competition for places in the squad, but I'm a competitor and fighter, and will always do my best both in training and matches to prove my worth, show the coach that I deserve to play more, and then it's up to the coach to decide who will play," Miovski explains.

Rangers were just a point off the first-placed Hearts back in April with five matches to go until the end of the season, but a four-match losing streak resulted in Danny Rohl's squad losing momentum and their arch-rivals Celtic defending the title, and when quizzed on what went wrong and whether the players lacked motivation in the post-split run-in, Bojan Miovski analyses: "We're disappointed that we didn't win the title, as I think we had a great chance before the split.

"But no, I wouldn't say that we lacked motivation or determination. Maybe they (Hearts and Celtic) enjoyed bigger support because they played the decisive matches at home, which was definitely a plus for them, but I wouldn't say that they were more motivated than us.

"Against Hearts, we were able to dominate in the first half and we took the lead. We should have finished off the match in the first half with two or three more goals. Unfortunately, we dominated, but we didn't create enough chances and that was the key difference. It was a similar story against Celtic, as we scored first and then conceded."

The 40-cap North Macedonia international made his Rangers debut against Celtic at Ibrox in the Old Firm derby, and when trying to find the right words to describe the heated rivalry, he says: "I honestly don't know how to explain it, as you have to feel and experience that. That's something that I've never experienced in my career so far. The whole week is dedicated to it, every piece in the media is about it and the whole season revolves around it, basically everything revolves around it. It's an incredible atmosphere with the highest level of intensity and that's the beauty of football, exactly in games like these where everything comes together.

"Everything that you can imagine and associate with football like talent, emotions and passion is involved in this match. Also, both the home and away supporters are present and oh, how they celebrate and how long they celebrate as well. They just live for it and that's simply part of the culture. And that is a very good thing for Scottish football."

The legendary James Tavernier will not be present to lead Rangers in the bid to get back on the Scottish throne next season, as the long-serving captain departed after 11 years spent at Ibrox, and his teammate hails the influence of the undisputed leader 'Tav': "To stay at any club for 11 years is incredibly difficult, but to stay for 11 years at Rangers, while being the squad's captain for eight of them under such a massive pressure, is almost impossible. We're all aware of his qualities as a player on the pitch, but he's 10 times better as a person off the pitch.

"Honestly, I haven't had such a captain in my club career, he's calm but at the same time he exactly knows when to speak and he's a big fighter, a true leader. He'll be a big miss, but it's the end of an era, and I wish him all the best in the future, although he could've let me take a few of his penalties!"

Miovski spent a couple of seasons with Aberdeen between 2022 and 2024, scoring 44 goals in 98 appearances before becoming the club's record sale upon joining Girona. After a turbulent season in LaLiga, Rangers snatched the talented centre-forward last summer in a move which gained a lot of traction due to his past with the Dons. However, the former Pittodrie fan favourite holds no grudges against his ex-club or supporters despite the heavy backlash he received back in 2025.

"I don't have any ill feelings towards Aberdeen or their supporters, and even today, I'm still on good terms with everyone at the club. Even when we played Aberdeen at Pittodrie, everyone at the club welcomed me well because they know how much I sacrificed myself for the club and always gave my best for that shirt. To put it this way, the club helped me a lot, but I also helped them financially a lot and there's mutual satisfaction about that," explains Miovski.

The Shtip-born forward scored four goals in 24 appearances across all competitions for Girona and left for Glasgow last summer when Russell Martin called, a coach who long tracked Bojan Miovski and wanted to sign him for Southampton back in the winter transfer window of 2024, while the Catalan club got relegated from LaLiga just a few weeks ago.

"It's sad to see them relegated and it doesn't matter whether one has been a success or not at that club, I wouldn't wish that (relegation) to happen to any club. I still have a lot of friends and teammates from Girona, like Viktor Tsygankov, and I hope they'll earn instant promotion back to LaLiga, as their faithful fans deserve that and have been with the club through thick and thin, from the lower tiers all the way to the Champions League."

Girona were relegated from LaLiga
Girona were relegated from LaLigaFlashscore

Last but not least, even though Miovski realized the dream of playing in Europe's top five leagues with Girona in LaLiga, it was a brief spell, lasting only one season, and his ultimate career dream is to prove his worth at Rangers first and then return to playing at the highest level in the future. 

"I've been underestimated throughout my career, with people saying during my early days that I'm not good enough or that I don't contribute enough, and for a young player, that's harsh to hear. I know that there were more talented players than me that didn't make it, as not everyone has the mental strength to go through that.

"I've been lucky enough to be raised well by my parents and to have the mentality to succeed and I always said, the critics should be your food to prove them wrong, not to be the cause of your downfall. I'm ambitious and hungry for success, a person who likes to get out of the comfort zone.

"You can't rule out anything (regarding his future), but I've got a three-year contract with Rangers and would definitely like to feature more prominently next season rather than sit on the bench, as I said, I'm a competitor and would like to play more," concludes Miovski.